DefenceTalkRussia’s war in Ukraine is upending the global arms industry. As the U.S. and its allies pour significant sums of money into arming Ukraine and Russia bleeds tanks and personnel, countries across the world are rethinking defense budgets, materiel needs and military relationships. Countries that historically have had low levels of defense spending such as […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-and-china-set-to-be-winners-from-russias-stumbles-as-arms-industry-get-shake-up-78918/

DefenceTalkBritain said Monday it will mirror the United States and send long-range missile systems to Ukraine, defying warnings from Russian President Vladimir Putin against supplying Kyiv with the advanced weapons. The UK Ministry of Defence said London had coordinated closely with Washington over its gift of the multiple-launch rocket systems, known as MLRS, to help […]https://www.defencetalk.com/uk-to-give-ukraine-long-range-missile-systems-78892/

DefenceTalkWestern nations need to brace for a long “war of attrition” in Ukraine, NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg warned Thursday following White House talks with US President Joe Biden. “We just have to be prepared for the long haul,” the secretary general told reporters. “Because what we see is that this war has now become a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/west-must-brace-for-long-haul-in-ukraine-nato-chief-78882/

DefenceTalkMoscow said Thursday that it has managed to stem the arrival of foreign “mercenaries” in Ukraine over the past month and that it has killed “hundreds” of them. “Hundreds of foreign mercenaries in Ukraine have been destroyed by Russia’s long-range precision weapons shortly after their arrival” to undergo training, the Russian defence ministry said in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russia-says-killed-hundreds-of-foreign-mercenaries-working-for-ukraine-78876/

DefenceTalkThe United States will send Ukraine four Himars artillery rocket systems, an additional 1,000 Javelin anti-tank missiles, and four Mi-17 helicopters in a new $700 million arms package, the Pentagon said Wednesday. Under Secretary of Defense Colin Kahl said Ukraine forces need about three weeks of training to be able to use the Himars, a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/new-us-aid-for-ukraine-himars-rockets-javelins-helicopters-78867/

DefenceTalkAs part of the latest presidential drawdown package for Ukraine — this one worth $700 million dollars — the Defense Department has included four M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, or HIMARS. The M142 HIMARS system allows for the launching of multiple, precision-guided rockets. Along with the HIMARS system, the department is also including the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/advanced-rocket-launcher-system-heads-to-ukraine-78863/

DefenceTalkTraditionally eurosceptic Denmark began voting Wednesday in a referendum on whether to overturn its opt-out on the EU’s common defence policy after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The vote comes on the heels of neighboring Finland’s and Sweden’s historic applications for NATO membership, as the Ukraine war forces countries in Europe to rethink their security policies. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/danes-begin-voting-on-joining-eus-common-defence-policy-78860/

DefenceTalkAny attempt to end Russia’s blockade of the Ukrainian port Odessa would be a “high-risk military operation”, top US General Mark Milley has said as he embarked on a European tour. Milley, speaking in London on Tuesday ahead of stops in Finland and Sweden as they bid to join NATO, noted Black Sea shipping lanes […]https://www.defencetalk.com/top-us-general-says-ending-black-sea-blockade-high-risk-78857/

DefenceTalkGermany will deliver to Ukraine an air defence system capable of shielding a “large city from Russian air raids”, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Wednesday, rejecting accusations that his government was slow to arm Kyiv. Berlin will be “sending more weapons” to Ukraine, Scholz told parliament. “The government has decided that we will send the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/germany-to-deliver-air-defence-system-to-ukraine-scholz-78853/

DefenceTalkThe Kremlin on Wednesday accused Washington of “adding fuel to the fire” by planning to supply Ukraine with advanced missile systems. “We believe that the United States is adding fuel to the fire deliberately and on purpose,” Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. “Such supplies” do not encourage Kyiv to resume peace talks, Peskov said, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-adding-fuel-to-the-fire-with-new-arms-supplies-kremlin-78850/